UK’s best historic attractions revealed

Consumer website Which? Has conducted a survey among its members to discover the UK’s best historic attractions – do you agree with the list?

According to Which?, the results of their survey has shown that people are keen to engage with their surroundings and that many are craving historical context to the places that they visit. Which? Members used a critera including value for money, facilities and how crowded each place was to make their choices.

The 63 best UK historical attractions are as follows:

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire
Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh
Culzean Castle and Country Park, Ayrshire
Roman Baths and Pump Room, Bath
Durham Cathedral, Durham
Stirling Castle, Stirling
Wakehurst, West Sussex
Quarry Bank, Cheshire
Stourhead, Wiltshire
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Tower Bridge Exhibition, London
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Powis Castle, Powys
Westminster Abbey, London
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
Croome Coury, Worcestershire
Tower of London, London
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Attingham Park, Shropshire
Hever Castle and Gardens, Kent
Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
Tyntesfield, Somerset
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire
Hampton Court Palace, London
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
York Minster, York
Chatsworth House and Gardens, Derbyshire
Dover Castle, Kent
Lyme Park, Cheshire
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Devon
Polesdon Lacey, Surrey
Belton House, Lincolnshire
Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex
Ickworth House, Suffolk
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
Houses of Parliament, London
Kingston Lacy, Dorset
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich, London
Ullswater Stwamers, Cumbria
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Windermere Lake Cruises, Cumbria
Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester
Leeds Castle, Kent
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
Bath Abbey, Bath
Bodelian Library, Oxford
Bury St Edmunds’ abbey, Suffolk
Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Conwy Castle, Conwy
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
Scarborough Cliff Railway, North Yorkshire
Somerset House, London
Kensington Palace, London
Tatton Park, Cheshire
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol
Southend on Sea pier, Essex
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd
Titanic Belfast, Belfast
Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford upon Avon

With an overall score of 88%, Fountain’s Abbey in Yorkshire and Royal Yacht Britannia came in at joint first place. Which? Travel editor, Guy Hobbs, said about the survey: “This year two very different by equally impressive historic attractions topped our survey and it’s easy to see why. Both Fountains Abbey and the Royal Yacht Britannia offer a unique day out with visitors telling us they enjoyed the opportunity to immerse themselves in a slice of history for the day. Whether you’re looking to get back to nature or explore the hidden histories of our remarkable cities, Which?’s rankings of the UK’s best historic attractions have plenty to inspire you.”